Message-ID: <41B47C50.8090608@2rosenthals.com>
Organization: Rosenthal & Rosenthal
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (OS/2; U; Warp 4.5; en-US; rv:1.8a5) Gecko/20041029 MultiZilla/1.6.4.0b Mnenhy/0.6.0.104
MIME-Version: 1.0
References: <419FE754.7040708@2rosenthals.com> <41B3C54F.8010007@2rosenthals.com> <41B4793B.6030405@nylonoxygen.com>
In-Reply-To: <41B4793B.6030405@nylonoxygen.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Date:  Mon, 06 Dec 2004 10:35:44 -0500
Sender: os2-wireless_users-owner <os2-wireless_users-owner@2rosenthals.com>
Reply-To: os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com
From:  Lewis G Rosenthal <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
To:  os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com
Subject: [OS2Wireless] More on the LinkSys WPC11 V4

(I've tried to change the subject three times on this thread, but the 
Steward mailing list software insists upon snipping the beginning of the 
line, which results in the old subject sticking...)

Thanks, Adam. This would explain the entry on Jonas' site. It's too bad 
that there is no external marking on the box to indicate which hardware 
in actually in the card.

On 12/06/2004 10:22 am, Adam McNutt thus wrote :

> Actually, there are a few early production Linksys WPC11 V4 with the 
> Prism 3 chipsets.  Manufacturers are notorious for changing chipsets 
> midway through production.  I have every version of the Linksys WPC11 
> series and have 2 of the ver4 - one Prism, one Realtek.  I have had 
> best luck with more OSes, though personally, with the Ornioco-based 
> cards (early Prism).  These include the Dell Truemobile 1150, IBM High 
> Speed, Orinoco Silver and Golds, Sony has a few.  You will recognise 
> them, as they all look the same.  Noone strayed from the reference 
> design, and they have a jack in the end for a more powerful antenna 
> should you want one.  They can be had on eBay for pretty cheap, and I 
> *know* they work.  I have 3 of these cards from varying years and they 
> are all fine.  They are all square with the LEDs in the same spots.  
> Here's are links to a few eBay auctions for them:
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=74954&item=6727232749&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW 
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=74954&item=6727310953&rd=1 
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=42196&item=6726876712&rd=1 
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=45000&item=5735098009&rd=1 
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=45000&item=5736223972&rd=1 
>
>
> Grabbed these searching for "IBM Wireless PCMCIA"  "Dell TrueMobile 
> 1150"  "Orinoco Gold"
> Hope this helps you out.
>
> Adam McNutt
>
> Lewis G Rosenthal wrote:
>
>> Could some kind soul who has had successfully set up this card please 
>> post the details to the list? I've had a couple inquiries concerning 
>> this one, and after making a recent discovery of some apparently 
>> misinformation on the OS/2 Compatible Hardware List (namely, the 
>> LinkSys WPC11 V4, listed as having a PRISM3 chipset, apparently has a 
>> Realtek RTL8180 instead).
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> BTW, I now have a LinkSys WPC11 V4 (new), so if someone wants to 
>> tinker, let me know and I'll ship it off. I paid $49.98 + tax at 
>> Staples here in New York for it on Saturday.
>>
>> On 11/20/2004 07:54 pm, Lewis G Rosenthal thus wrote :
>>
>>> Sorry for the spam (okay, as Andy will probably point out, I'm not 
>>> really sorry; I figured that this might be of interest to someone 
>>> here!), but Micro Center Online 
>>> (http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=109835) 
>>> is offering the above Belkin 802.11b card for $25 less a $25 rebate, 
>>> which means that the only cost is ~$6 for shipping (US). And yes, 
>>> this card is supported with the GenPrism driver or the IBMPrism 
>>> driver (see http://www.os2warp.be/index2.php?name=wifidevs).
>>>
>>> I have no experience with the Belkin cards, though I have had some 
>>> frustrating times with one of their broadband router models (several 
>>> pieces, unfortunately). My experience with Belkin has been that they 
>>> are not as fastidious whenh it comes to firmware updates as most 
>>> other manufacturers.
>>>
>>> Anyway, for someone on a real budget, this is a great way to get 
>>> into the swing of Wi-Fi. Enjoy.
>>>
>>
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
>
> To unsubscribe from this list, send a message to
> steward@2rosenthals.com with the command
> "unsubscribe os2-wireless_users" in the body
> (omit the quotes).
>
> For help with other commands, send a message
> to steward@2rosenthals.com with the command
> "help" in the body (omit the quotes).
>
> This list is hosted by Rosenthal & Rosenthal
> P.O. Box 281, Deer Park, NY 11729-0281. Non-
> electronic communications related to content
> contained in these messages should be directed
> to the above address. (CAN-SPAM Act of 2003)
>
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
>
>
>

-- 
Lewis
------------------------------------------------------------
Lewis G Rosenthal, CNA 
Rosenthal & Rosenthal, LLC
Accountants / Network Consultants 
  New York / Northern Virginia           www.2rosenthals.com
eComStation Consultants                  www.ecomstation.com
Novell Users International        www.novell.com/linux/truth
------------------------------------------------------------ 

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

To unsubscribe from this list, send a message to
steward@2rosenthals.com with the command
"unsubscribe os2-wireless_users" in the body
(omit the quotes).

For help with other commands, send a message
to steward@2rosenthals.com with the command
"help" in the body (omit the quotes).

This list is hosted by Rosenthal & Rosenthal
P.O. Box 281, Deer Park, NY 11729-0281. Non-
electronic communications related to content
contained in these messages should be directed
to the above address. (CAN-SPAM Act of 2003)

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=